08 Apr How Consolidation and Freight Networks Are Disrupting the Logistics Landscape Logistics companies are employing new business strategies to adapt to an ever-changing market. Read more...
08 Apr Is Amazon a Logistics Company? All Signs Point to That Should Amazon.com be considered one of the largest logistics companies in North America? The answer, according to most industry observers, is yes. And how big is that business? That question, unfortunately, can’t be answered definitively, at least not yet. Read more...
08 Apr 2018 Was a Year of Extraordinary Growth for 3PLs The two main drivers of growth for logistics companies in 2018 were an inventory buildup to beat tariffs and solid expansion in the domestic economy. Read more...
08 Apr 2019 Top 50 Logistics Companies XPO Logistics remains firmly entrenched atop Transport Topics' 2019 Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings after a meteoric rise fueled by a string of high-profile acquisitions over the last eight years. Read about the full rankings. Read more...
05 Apr Louisiana Legislators Target Billboards That Demean Truckers Louisiana’s trucking industry is pushing for a state moratorium on new highway billboards, in part because truckers are angry about trial attorney road signs that demean truckers over injury claims. Read more...
05 Apr Infrastructure Funding Hits Roadblocks in Michigan Legislature As negotiations over Michigan’s annual budget pick up the pace, fissures are developing between the Republican-led Legislature and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over the perennial problem of road funding. Read more...
05 Apr Steering, Suspension Systems Focus of 2019 CVSA Roadcheck Steering and suspension systems will be the focus of the annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance International Roadcheck event June 4-6. Read more...
05 Apr Oil in Longest Run of Weekly Gains Since 2017 on Tight Supply Oil in New York headed for the longest weekly winning streak since November 2017 as crises from Venezuela to Libya threatened supplies, while optimism over U.S.-China trade talks buoyed the outlook for demand. Read more...
05 Apr Canada Won’t Ratify USMCA Trade Deal if Metals Tariffs Are in Place Canada is ratcheting up pressure on the U.S. to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum — threatening to hold up the new continental trade deal and change up its own retaliatory tariffs to have a bigger impact. Read more...
05 Apr Senate Committee Approves NHTSA Nominee Heidi King Heidi King took a step forward in her quest to become administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Read more...